The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-07-10

dollars, to the clerk of the board the sum
OF not less than enc thousand four hun
bred dollars, to the superintendent of tele-
graph the sum of not less than one thou
sand three hundred and fifty dollars, TO
the Inspector of horses the sum of not less
than seven hundred and fifty dollars, to
engineers of steamers the sum of not less
than one thousand dollars, to s!ok, RS of
steamers the sum of not less than eight
hundred and fifty dollars, to drivers of
steamers, tenders or trucks the sum of not
less than eight hundred and fifty dollars,
| 10 tillermen of trucks the sum of not less
than nine hundred dollars, to The fele-
| graph linemen the sum of not less than
eight hundred and fifty dollars, TO perma-
nent hosemen and permanent truckmea
the sum of not less than eight hundred
dollars, to foremen of companies the sum
OF not less than two hundred and fifty
dollars, to hosemen at call and truckmen
at call the sum of not less than seventy
five dollars, in lieu of all other compensa-
tons whatever.
2. And be it enacted, That the pro-
visions of this act shall remain imperative
in any city or municipality until the same
shall by resolution therefor of the COM
mon council or board having control of
the fire department of said city be sub
mitted TO vote of the legal voters of said
city and be assented to by majority of
all the legal votes cast at any regular char
ter or general election 10 be hereafter held
in such CITY or municipality next after the
passage of such resolution; such submis-
sion shall net be made until said resOlu-
ton as aforesaid shall have been adopted
by such board and notice of the same pub
lished every day fer five days next pre-
sceding such election in the official daily
newspapers in said city by the city clerk !;
and the city clerk OF such city or NUM-
cipality snail, on the resolution of the
common council, board of aldermen,
| board of fire CON missiopers, or other gov
erning body of such city or municipality,
| provide for each electcr voting at such
| election ballots to be printed or written,f
! or partly printed or written, on which
! shall be either the words 6. for increase of
| pay of fire department" or "against in
crease OF pay OF fire department, and if a
majority of those voting shall be in favor
! Of an increase of the pay Of the fire de-
| partment, then this act shall go into effect
Immediately, and the pay or salaries OF
| the officers or men of such department
shall be as hereinbefore stated, persons
voting at any charter or general election
| shall express their assent to or rejection of
| this act by depositing their ballots in the
| box provided for depositing bsllots at
| such election, in the election precincts
| districts or wards of any such city, and
those who are in favor of the acceptance
of this act shall each deposit ballot con
! tanning tie words, for increase of pay
! of fire department" written or printed
thereon, and those who are opposed shall
each deposit ballot with the words
against increase of pay OF fire depart
| ment." written or printed thereon, and
this acceptance or rejection may be ex-
! pressed upon the ballot on which are the
names of the ward, city, county or state
| officers, and shall be counted in determin-
| ing such result there shall be a canvass
| on tie return of the votes upon the ques-
| ton of such acceptance or rejection made
| by the election officers in the same way
and manner as for officers voted for at
such election.
| 3. And be it enacted, That the increase
| of pay or salaries provided BIZ this act
| shall go into effect on the first day of the
| next calendar month thereafter, notwith-
| standing that there may not be any exist
! ing appropriation or fund sufficient to
| meet such increase, and the board of au-
| thoriiy having control of the finances of
such city or municipality shall borrow a
sufficient sum to cover such increase for
! the remainder of the current fiscal year of
such city or municipality, or may permit
the same to be paid out of any money of
said city or municipality, and shall put
such sum in the next tax levy raised in
said city or municipality.
A. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect Immediately.
Approved April /, 1887.